Improvement in bush for barrels



DAVID F. FETTER, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent' No.' 91,618, dated June 22, 1869.

IMPROVEME T IN BUSH FOR BARRELS, &c.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the-same.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it'known that I, DAvIn F. Ferran, of New York city, in the county and State of New York,` have invented a new and improved Bush for Bungs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification'.

Figure 1' represents a perspective view of my improved hush.

Figure 2 v.is a vertical central section of the saine.

Similar letters'of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention has for its object to provide a lining or bushing for thcfbungs of' barrels, and for other purposes, in such mannerthat it can be readily applied and securely fastened, without injuring the wood or other material of which the barrel or other article is made.

The invention consists in forming, on the lower-edge of the bush or lining, a series of projecting ears or lugs, which, when the bush is applied, are turned out to lit under the wood. The wood is thus held between the upper shoulder and the lower turned-out lugs of the bush, and the' latter cannot be readily removed.

This fastening is far superior to all heretofore introduced, as it does not in' the least injure the Wood; while the devices now in use are fastened by driving nails or prongs into the wood, causing thereby frequent cracking of' the wood, and consequent rapid destruction of the barrel or other article.

A, in the drawing, represents the lining or bush for hungs, and for lining other apertures. It is iliade of suitable form and size, with a projecting shoulder, a, ou its upper edge, and with an indented or corrugated side, as in lig. 1, or smooth, as in fig. 2. i

l) b4 are a series of lugs or pins projecting from the lower. end of the bush. `Theyallow the saule to be readily entered in the bung-hole, `-and are then turned o ut, asin fig. 2, to fit under the wood, or may even be( pressed slightly into the saine. It is evident that in this ina-nner the bung is securely fastened, without any danger of injuring the wood.

I ain aware of the patent granted to E. lVhite and WV. Shilvock, January 28, 1868, for an improved bushing forbung-l1oles,'but I claim nothing therein Shown as my invention.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The bush or lining A. a, provided at its lower 

